Aphyocharax yekwanae

The Aphyocharax yekwanae lives in the pelagic, freshwater environment.

in Latin of Aphyocharax yekwanae in honor of the Ye More

Aphyocharax yekwanae after the Kuyujani Ye'kuana tribe who live in the area. The green and red bloodfish is the first new fish species to be described. The report appears in the March 2003 issue of the journal Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. More

The Aphyocharax yekwanae was named in honour of the Indians who live in the basin. More

Aphyocharax yekwanae, a new species of bloodfin tetra (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Guyana Shield of Venezuela. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 14 (no. 1): 1-8. More

Aphyocharax yekwanaeThe Aphyocharax yekwanae was named in honour of the Indians who live in the basin Scientists working in the jungles of Venezuela have discovered 10 new species of fish and a previously unknown species of shrimp. More

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Aphyocharax
Species : Aphyocharax yekwanae
Authority : Willink, Chernoff, andMachado-Allison, 2003